| Install Ubuntu Server 7.10
If you haven’t read part 1, read part 1 how to install Ubuntu Server 7.10 in 34 Steps, note it isn’t actually 34 steps just a bunch of screenshots it only takes 15 minutes.
Install ssh server:
sudo apt-get install ssh openssh-server
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSHHowto
[Optional Steps]
Remove CD from repository list:
sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list
Once inside of VI, hit i to be in insert mode, scroll down to deb cdrom:[Ubuntu-Server 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ …. and add # to the beginning of the line. hit esc, then :x to save and exit
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude upgrade
Add build tools to Ubuntu
sudo aptitude install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential
Ok, problem… ssl on Ubuntu http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=337040
sudo mkdir -p /etc/vmware/ssl/
sudo touch /etc/vmware/ssl/rui.key
sudo touch /etc/vmware/ssl/rui.crt
And if you are on a 64 bit host:
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
use wget to get the files from VMware:
wget [URL of the file that shall be downloaded]
Visit http://vmware.com/download/server/ to find download links.
(You must agree to the license agreement to access download urls)
extract the files:
tar -xzf ./VMware-server-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz
goto the new directory containing the VMware files:
cd vmware-server-distrib
run the installer:
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
hit enter to all choices for basic installation. When you get to the license agreement hit space to page through it, then type y and hit enter.
When it gets to the steps about your networking, you need to have an understanding of the difference between the host only networking, NAT, and standard networking. To read more about VMware networking read this: VMWare networking It explains all three, and the differences between them.
Networking issues with Ubuntu and VMware Server:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=478611
http://communities.vmware.com/thread/84170
Re: VMWare VMnet compile error
1. get this - http://npw.net/~phbaer/vmnet.tar
2. copy it into your /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
3. run vmware-config.pl again
This Worked for me. I found it at http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=84170&start=0&tstart=0
Congrats, you are done installing VMware server. You can now connect to the vmware console with the Windows based client tools or the web interface.I will have more on both of those methods in the next post. Installing VMware Server Part 3.
Sources:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=337040
http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu_vmware_server
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